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[ vel -vit ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈvɛl vɪt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a fabric of silk, nylon, acetate, rayon, etc., sometimes having a cotton backing, with a thick, soft pile formed of loops of the warp thread either cut at the outer end or left uncut.
something likened to the fabric velvet, as in softness or texture: the velvet of her touch; the velvet of the lawn.
the soft, deciduous covering of a growing antler.
Informal . a very pleasant, luxurious, desirable situation.
Informal . money gained through gambling; winnings. clear gain or profit, especially when more than anticipated. SEE MORE SEE LESS adjective Also vel·vet·ed. made of velvet or covered with velvet.
Also vel·vet·like . resembling or suggesting velvet; smooth; soft; velvety: a velvet night; a cat's velvet fur.
Origin of velvet 1275–1325; Middle English
velvet, veluet, veluwet <Old French
veluotte, equivalent to
velu (<Medieval Latin
vil (
l )
ūtus; Latin
vill (
us ) shaggy nap (cf. villus) + Late Latin
-ūtus for Latin
-ātus -ate
1 ) +
-otte noun suffix
Words nearby velvet Velsen, veltheimia, velum, velure, velutinous, velvet , velvet ant, velvet bean, velvet carpet, velveteen, velvet glove
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The Velvet Tongue is an erotic literary soiree held by poet Ernesto Sarezale.
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Collared dresses resembled prep school outfits from centuries past, while velvet dresses screamed royal offspring.
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One had to be close to Blome to see the silk, the velvet , the gold, the fine leather.
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Gilding and tinsel were no longer bright to her, silks and velvet were no longer soft.
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The spot is somewhat elevated, and we look for miles over hills, velvet fields, and woodlands.
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The velvet dusk of Diane's eyes was sparkling with the zest of woodland adventure.
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The little gentleman in the grass-cloth duster and velvet skull-cap was chairman of this committee, and he stated its object.
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British Dictionary definitions for velvet noun a fabric of silk, cotton, nylon, etc, with a thick close soft usually lustrous pile (as modifier ) velvet curtains anything with a smooth soft surface
smoothness; softness (as modifier ) velvet skin ; a velvet night the furry covering of the newly formed antlers of a deer
slang , mainly US gambling or speculative winnings a gain, esp when unexpectedly high velvet glove gentleness or caution, often concealing strength or determination (esp in the phrase an iron fist or hand in a velvet glove )
Derived forms of velvet velvet-like , adjective velvety , adjective Word Origin for velvet C14: veluet, from Old French veluotte, from velu hairy, from Vulgar Latin villutus (unattested), from Latin villus shaggy hair
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Words related to velvet velvety, velveteen, velour, nap, pile, plush, velutinous